Chapter 1, Problem 1.38RE

a)

To determine

To find individuals.

Answer to Problem 1.38RE

An individualis Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

First need to know what is mean by individual.

Individuals are the objects described by the set of the data. Therefore, individuals are Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony.

b)

To determine

To find the variables and quantitative variables with their units.

Answer to Problem 1.38RE

The variables are Player, Team, Votes, Points per game, Height and Position.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

First need to know about the categorical and quantitative variables:

Categorical variable: It describes the quality or characteristics of the data. It does not have numeric or quantitative meaning.

Quantitative variable: The variable expressed numerically and it has numeric meaning.

The variables are Player, Team, Votes, Points per game, Height and Position. Quantitative variables with units are, Votes having unit 1 vote, Points per game having unit points per game, Height having unit 1 inch.

c)

To determine

To explain which variables influences to vote.

Answer to Problem 1.38RE

Team will influence the votes.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

  

Since points per game, height and position do not seem to influence the votes at all, it must be the team that influences the votes.